Would you like to win a trophy, publication in Significance, and a presentation slot at the 2025 Royal Statistical Society Conference in Edinburgh? Aimed exclusively at students and early-career statisticians and data scientists, the Significance Statistical Excellence Award for Early Career Writing was created in 2011 as a showcase for emerging stats … [Read more...] about Enter the ‘Significance,’ RSS Writing Competition
World Science Scholars Application Open
Application for the 2025 cohort of World Science Scholars is open. The World Science Scholars program looks for students who have the following qualities: … [Read more...] about World Science Scholars Application Open
Women Who Inspire
To celebrate Women’s History Month, we asked prominent statisticians Nancy Potok, Dionne Price, and Dooti Roy to tell us about their early jobs, mentoring, networking, and the influential women in their lives. Here is what they said. What was your first job? Potok: My very first job was babysitting as a young teen. It taught me a lot about getting along with people and … [Read more...] about Women Who Inspire
#undergradsatJSM: Why Undergraduate Students Belong at the Joint Statistical Meetings
By Jana Asher Almost four years ago, I interviewed for an academic position at a university in a small, rural town about an hour north of Pittsburgh. The university, itself, was mid-sized—about 8,000 students—and only boasted a few PhD programs in education and health sciences. I interviewed for a mathematics and statistics department, where there were only two statisticians … [Read more...] about #undergradsatJSM: Why Undergraduate Students Belong at the Joint Statistical Meetings
Building a Portfolio Increases Your Job Prospects
By Meg Ruyle, ASA Graphic Designer and Production Coordinator During the COVID-19 pandemic, Matthew Krachey—a member of the ASA Committee on Career Development—was concerned early-career statisticians would be at a disadvantage when job hunting because they wouldn’t necessarily have as much in-person experience as candidates during non-COVID times. So, Krachey proposed an … [Read more...] about Building a Portfolio Increases Your Job Prospects